only see for hundreds of feet over parts of the bay area. we'll let you know where and when it's expected to clear. we can't see well from most of our cameras. there's a clear spot. we'll show you the effect on the rest of that commute because of the fog. taking a live look outside, at&t park. oh, yeah, they'll be rocking and rolling there again cheering on the giants here on this monday morning, october 15th. it's early in the game. this is "today in the bay." you can feel it here, you can feel it in the stadium, you can feel it around the stadium. everybody is all pumped up. it really feels so much like 2010, i really feel it. >> holding on to hope after a disappointing home opener. once again the giants find themselves trailing after losing to the cardinals. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. today fans are hoping for a

quick turnpike-arou-around to mr sunday's sluggish start. christie smith is live with tips on getting tickets if you're heading into the city. but we begin with comcast sportsnet bay area's john henry smith who is live at at&t park this morning where the giants were beaten by that bullpen. john henry, good morning. >> reporter: well, both bullpens were lights out last night, but certainly the st. louis cardinals bullpen really carried the day for the cardinals and led them to that 6-4 win. now if the giants don't win tonight in game two then they have to win two of three to stave off elimination. sounds bad, but the giants have been down this road before. they had to go into cincinnati last week and win three of three to stave off elimination. as we all know now, they got that done. so bottom line, don't think that the giants are particularly worried about dropping game one. >> best out of seven. we've shown how resilient we can

be. you hate to lose them at home. but it happens. >> the playoffs, anything can happen. this is a never-say-die mentality between two teams. it's not like one team is out of the playoffs, one team is in it. u you've got two teams trying to extend their season so i'm pretty sure they're going to be close games and every out will be tough to get. >> i think we just have to take away from this first game the positives that we were down 6-0 and got back into striking distance really quick. hopefully tomorrow we can get on the board first and give vogie a little bit of breathing room. >> reporter: of course when he refers to vogie he's referring to ryan vogelsong, tonight's starter. had a good five-inning start in game three of the division series and he'll be going up against chris carpenter, former cy young winner who's 10-2 in the postseason.

first pitch tonight is at 5:15 p.m. i'm john henry smith, nbc bay area news. you can bet thousands of fans will be heading to the ballpark hoping for a win at home. >> christie smith is live in san francisco where seats are still available for a price. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, guys. you know, giants fans came out, they did their part decked out in the orange and black, loud and enthusiastic as ever. in the end they left a little bit disappointed but really shook it off and are banking on the giants' ability to come back from behind and talking about a ticket, where they are still up for grabs as the giants take on the st. louis cardinals for game two after a 6-4 loss in the national championship series. now, tied in with the evening commute tonight will be giants fans on foot, in cars and on commuter trains. buses trying to fill at&t park, fans trying to make it loud like they did last night, and they tell us despite what happened

last night, they're still feeling that 2010 magic. >> i think we're going to be fine. we're actually going to come back just like we did last series and show everybody exactly what the giants are about. >> reporter: we took a look at stubhub this morning. there's someone shouting "let's go giants" so there are fans already out this morning. 4500 tickets still available for tonight's game on the budget friendly and bring your comfortable shoes $90 will get you standing room only. i saw some similar tickets on craigslist going for about 250. they go into the thousands of dollars, depending on exactly how deep your pockets are. but again, game time starting sometime after 5:00 this evening. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." 6:04. for in-depth coverage of the giants head over to nbcbayarea.com home page and click on the tabitha says everything giants. the bay area finds out today if it's on the short list to

host the super bowl in a few years. the last time the bay area hosted a super bowl was in 1985 at stanford. the nfl requires a team to play at least two full seasons in its stadium before hosting a super bowl. so the 49ers' first chance to host would be in february of 2016. but there is a catch. we'll talk about that coming up at 6:30. a live report from bob redell. he'll also look at why santa clara's mayor says he's okay with san francisco reaping the lion's share of the super bowl profits. >> something we'll all celebrate. what about the forecast? we want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. a foggy start. >> yeah, another kind of soup we're talking about, pea soup this morning. it's bad out there. 6:05 now. you can't even see the tops of the buildings in san jose. you want to give yourself plenty of time as the fog usually this time of year persists at the coast and over the san francisco bay. not the case this morning. look at concord, you've got deep pockets up there. less than a quarter to half a

mile visibility and you have the most severe pockets of fog. from gilroy to morgan hill take it easy out there. in the north bay per usual you're dropping off as well. the fog is going to get worse before it gets better. by noon the sun is out in full force. all that sunshine comes in early. we'll hit 85 at 4:00 p.m. inland, 77 bayside and right around 69 degrees at the coast. and that's pacifica, half moon bay, i'm forecasting closer to 80 degrees in santa cruz this afternoon so i'll take you through that forecast. we've got a big-time warmup as we head through the next four days. first let's get a look at your drive. good morning, mike. >> look at this view of the san mateo bridge from the hayward toll plaza. it's a nice, clear view but then on the peninsula side you see how things change dramatically even across the span of the bridge. on the foster city side, the san mateo approach, we can hardly see the folks with the headlights in the westbound direction facing 92 from just shy of 101 here. so lower visibility. we're also looking at another

live shot -- these maps, the realtime sensors here show the speeds are just fine through the area, but again the orange overlay showing where the fog and drizzle might affect your roadways. 280 and 101 through that same area definitely will be affected. 101 up into the city is just fine as far as speeds go. a live shot at the bay bridge toll plaza, the course the cash lanes are backing up. 6:07. new this morning, violence on the streets of oakland claims one life sending two others to the hospital. just after 12:15, two men were shot on 7th street near the intersection of filberth. the second shooting was near market. so far police are releasing very few details. we do know a man was shot and killed but so far police have not released other information about a possible motive or suspects. and happening now, antioch police looking for suspects in a double homicide this morning. police say someone shot a man

and a woman to death near the pittsburg/and you pittsburg/antioch border. the man died at the scene. the woman died later at the hospital. antioch police have no motive or suspects at this time. closing arguments begin today in the trial of a man accused of killing a vallejo musician. raul vega is one of four men accused of gunning down dewey tucker on interstate 80 in 2010. he's also on trial for the death of a santa rosa man in 2011. vega and his accomplices thought tucker was a rival gang member and killed him. they say it was vega who pulled the trigger. three other men accused of killing tucker have already been tried. one was acquitted of murder. two other men pleaded no contest to lesser charges. 6:08. a ruling is expected today on whether the teen accused of stealing a celebrity chef's lamborghini can stand trial. max wade's preliminary hearing is expected to wrap up with closing arguments this morning.

wade is accused of stealing chef guy fierei's lamb goeny in ma - lamborghini last year. he drove it around almost a year before police tracked him down. he is also facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting at a marin county couple in april. police have caught a woman responsible for several fires. they found the woman trying to set the 11th fire on saturday night. they think she's responsible for a string of fires in garbage cans and bushes in west san jose. all of the fires were set behind homes and kid not do major damage. 6:09. coming up, check your kitchen. a health warning before you pack up those lunch boxes for work or school. and a warning of possible layoffs and big ones in silicon valley. we'll take a look coming up in business news. plus, is sexual activity a side effect of a controversial

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new this morning, a controversial vaccine against a sexually transmitted disease is not causing a spike in teenage sex according to a new study. researchers at kaiser permanente say they looked at 1400 girls and they found girls who actually received the shot against hpv were no more likely than other girls to get pregnant, get other stds or ask a doctor for birth control. hpv is the main cause of cervical cancer and genital warts. the vaccine is recommended for girls and boys as young as 11. this morning a widespread recall is expanding beyond peanut butter. sunland, incorporated, is adding raw and roasted peanuts to its recall. fda inspectors have found

salmonella in raw peanuts at the company's processing plant in new mexico. sunland made peanut butter made at trader joe's is linked to 35 salmonella illnesses across 19 states. everything made in the sunland plant since march 2010 is now recalled. 6:13. if you're just waking up with us, here's a quick check of the day's top stories. the giants will try to win a playoff game in front of their hometown crowd. they lost their first game last night at at&t park to the st. louis cardinals 6-4. the giants play again tonight. first pitch just after 5:00 p.m. the bay area could be in the running to host an upcoming super bowl. san francisco has been working on a bid to draw football's biggest game to the bay area. the game would be played in the new 49er stadium in santa clara while most of the festivities would be held in san francisco. a 56-year-old woman is behind bars suspected in a string of trash bin fires in a

san jose neighborhood. fire investigators caught the woman trying to start an 11th fire on saturday night. none of the fires caused any major damage. a lot of business news to report overnight. scott mcgrew has some for us, including sprint being sold while people were sleeping. >> yes, good morning, laura. 1:00 a.m. our time is when we got that announcement. it's time to find a convenient time to coordinate new york, tokyo and kansas, where sprint is located. they bad $20 billion to buy the american cell service provider. if you're a sprint customer, nothing should change, certainly not right away. soft bank is just the english version of a japanese name. the purchase is interesting because it's the largest japanese purchase of anything outside of its borders in its history and it comes at a time when the u.s. congress is warning about chinese access to our telecommunications system. some critics feel it's unfair to single out the chinese when the

japanese are not or the swedes. erickson makes many of the cell phone towers that you use or deutsche telecom runs t mobile and metro pcs. more reports of layoffs at amd. amd makes chips for computers. computers are unpopular these days, thanks to smartphones and tablets. if the reports are to be believed, the cuts would be enormous. media mogul rupert murdoch in more trouble after complaining about celebrities who are asking for better privacy laws in great britain. you'll recall murdoch's newspaper hacked into celebrities' voice mail. he said he was told uk prime minister cameron receiving scum bag celebrities pushing for even more privacy laws. trust the toffs! you've got three more characters on twitter so you just come up

with bad. >> thanks a lot, scott. it's 6:15 right now. final landing for the space shuttle "endeavour." thousands greeted the shuttle at its new home at the california science center in los angeles. it was actually about 17 hours late because of a mechanical problem on the hauler an because tree trimmers actually had to make more room for the 78-foot wing span. a lot of crowds came out just to see it, pretty historic. the shuttle will be on display later this month. this morning austrian adventurer felix baumgardner is celebrating his jump. he jumped from 128,000 feet, breaking the previous freefall record of 103,000 feet. that was set in 1960. he is the first person to break the sound barrier with his own body. now, he reached the top speed of

834 miles per hour. that's faster than the blue angels during fleet week. >> crazy fun. bad joke forced airline passengers out into the cold at an airport in anchorage, alaska. security evacuated the terminal after a man made a joke about a bomb in a bag. passengers who weren't dressed for freezing temperatures were ordered outside. an airport shuttle could only carry a dozen passengers at the same time. a rental car center was opened to try to give people another place to warm up. watch those jokes. >> not funny at all. >> no. meteorologist christina loren joining us on set with a look at the forecast. still foggy out there. >> yeah, it is foggy out there and now we've got flight delays out of sfo, big business travel day, so keep that in mind. we will keep you updated right here on nbc bay area. let's go ahead and talk about where the fog is starting to settle in, right around at&t park. have no fear, if you forecayou the big bucks to head to

tonight's game, it's going to be nice. temperatures will be very comfortable, in fact warmer than average. what happens is high pressure comes in. we picked up some moisture last week, some showers, we had thunderstorms roll through. the places that picked up the most moisture, ie gilroy, that's where the fog is the thickest this morning. high pressure forces that marine layer right to the surface. it's se surface but it's going to clear by 10:00, 11:00. temperatures are crisp. we're at 50 in novato, 52 in santa rosa, 59 right here in san jose, 54 to start in gilroy. we've got a nice, warm week ahead. high pressure moves in. it's going to drive the storm track well to our north and temperatures are going to creep up all the way to thursday when we get close to 95 degrees inland so a substantial warmup for this time of year. after all now we are getting into the heart of fall. it's the 15th of october. 80s return inland. we'll see skies clearing by 10:00, 11:00.

santa cruz, 80 degrees there. 74 in san francisco and right arou79 right here in san jose. you're peeling off a layer on thursday. look at that, 94 degrees inlane. that's your beach day if you have the day off. 85 degrees bayside and 81 at the coast. san francisco is going to feel like summertime as we get into wednesday and thursday. now, this morning it is thick out there, mike. now flight delays out of sfo. what are you tracking? >> some folks consider their drive and speeds flying as well but we advise lowering the speeds because of the fog. here are the bay bridge. the backup all the way back past west grand avenue. now, a new stall reported on the bridge itself, maybe even a fender-bender. i'll show you the map. you have the fender-bender somewhere approaching treasure island. more slowing down the upper east shore because of an accident now reported right around pinole valley road and it's also the same area we've just got reports

of fog affecting your drive. really jamming up so be prepared for the second lane to be plaukd. we'll track this. meanwhile down in the south bay, some of that fog drifting in towards cupertino and sun a vns. 101 from capital up towards 880, typical pattern there. we're looking at 85 still holding up with better speeds. that's a little bit of a treat but it should kick in over the next 20 minutes. we talk about this fog behind me and show you a live shot of fremont. south 880 coming past tesla and the truck scales, lower visibility for 880 as well. back to you. it's 6:20. coming up, decision 2012 with more sizzle and less fizzle. we'll tell you about the political fireworks planned for tomorrow's presidential debate. and we take you inside at&t park. a live look at the giants dugout.

they're vacuuming it, getting ready for game two tonight against the st. louis cardinals. first pitch just after 5:00. it's 6:21. stay with us. alright let's break it down.

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time for decision 2012. today is the final cram session between the second presidential debate tomorrow night in new york. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at how both nominees are changing their game plans. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. especially president obama, who looked back at those tapes and was disappointed, aides say, so he's been behind closed doors in williamsburg, virginia. he took some time out to deliver pizza to some volunteers down there but for the most part he say it's been going great. we don't really know what he's been studying but aides say he will be a lot more aggressive than he was two weeks ago, a lot more energetic. a new game plan as he faces mitt romney tomorrow. >> we saw governor romney sort of serially walk away from his own proposals and certainly the president is going to be willing to challenge him on it. >> the president can change his style, he can change is tactics, he can't change his record and he can't change his policies. >> reporter: romney has been practicing on the road a couple of hours in a hotel in ohio where he's been focusing. 34 trips there just since the republican convention. and here's what the polls are saying. romney closing in in ohio, although the president still has

an ever-so-slight advantage. nationally the "washington post" latest poll shows president obama off three but that's within the margin of error. 6:25. a long-time senator first elected in 1980 has died. former pennsylvania senator arlen specter died sunday at his home in philadelphia from complications of non-hodgkin's lymphoma. the moderate republican made headlines in 2009 when he announced he was switching to the democratic party. specter was 82 years old. his funeral is tomorrow in pennsylvania. time to check the forecast right now with meteorologist christina loren. a foggy start across the bay area. >> yeah. certainly enough fog so give yourself some extra time so you reach your destination safely. temperatures this morning are running cool of t. we're in the 50s. we've got really deep pockets of fog from the north bay down into your south bay and east bay

interior valleys. but by noon, complete sunshine over the greater bay area. that's going to bring your numbers up into the middle 80s inland, upper 70s bayside and upper 60s at the coast. there was an earlier accident west 80 that has moved off of the roadway but we have all that slowing coming off of the carquinez bridge. some slowing through san pablo and richmond. also fog an issue getting toward that bay bridge with the metering lights on. a look at the peninsula, but 101 still holds the speed through this area. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:26. it may have been one of your favorite things on television and it's coming back. >> it is oprah's favorite things, the annual show where oprah winfrey would shower her audience with gifts. the popular segment has been off tv since she ended her long-running talk show last year. now she plans to bring it back as a two-hour event on her cable network own. now, one new component will be

the chance to win selected items from homes during the show. oprah's favorite things can be seen on sunday, november 18th at 8:00 p.m. on the oprah winfrey network. >> what she touches is usually gold. >> absolutely. 6:27. police at the center of a political power play. why officers are being accused of delaying their response times on purpose. and a super bowl in santa clara? the bay area bid that could bring the big show to our backyard. good morning! wow.

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santa clara's super bowl bid. why san francisco could scoop up all the big bucks from the big game away from the south bay. and history repeating. the fiery problem that's flaring up again at the chevron refinery in richmond. and a live look at the new york exchange this morning as we

wait for the bell. what will the workweek hold on this monday, october 15th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. let's check the forecast first with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you, ladies. yeah, back to work monday, new forecast. the last thing you want to know is that fog will likely slow you down this morning, so give yourself plenty of extra time, especially if you're taking little ones to school as we do have dense pockets of fog. 50 degrees in novato, we're at 59 in san jose and 54 to start out in livermore. visibilities are really starting to drop like a rock. in napa you have less than a quarter of a mile. even though your city may not be reporting low visibilities, it doesn't mean you're not going to encounter a deep pocket of fog on your way to work this morning. stop that clock on your

futurecast right at 10:00 a.m. look what happens. we completely clear out of here. very thin marine layer will not take long to clear but it's being forced right to the surface by that high pressure. we'll have mid-80s inland, 77 bayside and 69 at the coast. your seven-day forecast is ready to go in my next report. we have a heat wave pous. 6:31. first let's check your drive with mike. the bay bridge toll plaza no mistaking this, this is the backup that forms when the metering lights are on, made worse by the report of a minor accident on the upper deck. we'll show it on the maps and you'll see the slowdown approaching the area. it's slow across the upper deck all the way toward treasure island. hopefully the bridge crew can clear that quickly. also slow approaching an earlier accident at pinole valley road which is completely off of the roadway, sending a burst of traffic south through san pablo and richmond. 6:31. we'll find out today whether the bay area is on the short list of

potential hosts for an upcoming super bowl. but even though the game would be played in the new 49ers stadium in santa clara, it is san francisco that's likely to win big. bob redell joins us live in santa clara with more on what a super bowl bid could mean for the bay area. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. the 49ers are expected to be on the short list when this anounment comes out later today to possibly hosting the 2016 or 2017 super bowl using their brand new stadium you can see is going up fairly quickly here at santa clara at a price tag of $1.2 billion. a lot of the partying and official festivities, though, would take place about 40 miles north in san francisco, which is where the team has been playing all this time. that means sf could take away some of the money and financial benefits that santa clara will be receiving hosting a super bowl. now, part of the driving force behind this is mayor ed lee of san francisco, who has been working with the 49ers on putting together a bid for bringing the super bowl back to

the bay area. santa clara's mayor is appreciative, even though some of the festivities will be taking place up north. mayor lee is helping santa clara by taking the lead in the bidding process and there's no hard feelings about this. as a matter of fact, it's quite the opposite. in his eyes, what's good for sf is good for the region. >> good weather, great people, great food, lots of entertainment. we're going to have parties all the way from san francisco, san jose and santa clara as well. it's going to be an exciting place to be for everyone. >> reporter: it's been over 20 years since the bay area hosted a super bowl back in 1985 at stanford stadium. to give you a sense of the connection the 49ers still feel to sf, team owner jed york has told the chronicle that if the 49ers win ear super bowl, wherever it's played, the victory parade would still be in san francisco. now again, they're supposed to make an announcement for the short list later today. if the 49ers are still on that

list, they would have to make a live presentation in may to all 37 team owners with the nfl that have the final say. 2016 is the earliest they could possibly host because the nfl requires the team to play at least two full seasons in their stadium. reporting live here in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." at the 49ers current home stadium, san francisco police are trying to figure out what caused a football fan to stab another fan. it happened near harney way and jamestown avenue just as the game was getting started yesterday. police say a 27-year-old man from elk grove was with a group of friends when two men approached them. an argument started and someone stabbed the 27-year-old. he was seriously hurt, but is expected to survive. police arrested a 22-year-old man from daly city and a 30-year-old man from san francisco. in the east bay, a preliminary hearing begins today in a murder case that's gone unsolved nearly 30 years.

steven carlson is accused of killing 14-year-old tina fales. carlson was 16 at the time of the killing but investigators did not link him to the case until last year. carlson has pleaded not guilty to the charge. the now 44-year-old is expected in court in oakland today for a preliminary hearing. 6:35. the corroded pipe which is believed to be the cause of that massive fire at the chevron refinery in august is now being linked to another fire just last year. the san francisco chronicle is reporting that the investigation into the much smaller fire in october of 2011 documented allegations of corrosion from two workers. that fire happened during a scheduled maintenance shutdown and was quickly put out. at the time chevron officials said the corrosion that led to the fire was unexpected and that an investigation found nothing unusual. a san jose city councilwoman is accusing police are delaying

their response times on purpose. rose herrera sent a mailer to voters claiming police are using tactics against the city in retaliation over pension reform. this weekend her critics, including the mother of a police officer who was killed on the job, held a news conference blasting herrera's claim. >> if she believes cops and firefighters don't do all they can to get to an emergency, she is delusional and, therefore, unfit to serve. >> according to an investigative reporter for the orange county register, the alleged tactics are part of a playbook developed boy a law firm that represents 120 police unions to use when contract negotiations have hit a wall. herrera says police have not denied the existence of the playbook. >> my issues with the union leadership and the mail piece -- i find it curious that the mail piece that they referred to, they didn't tee ndeny its exist

and didn't refute what it talks about. they simply continued their hatred attack against me. >> herrera is running for re-election in san jose's district 8. it is 6:37. still ahead, targeted by the taliban. the fight to save a school girl's life goes international. the overnight development just ahead. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents

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6:39. happening now, a 14-year-old school girl shot by the taliban

is now being treated in the u.k. she will need treatment to repair or replace damaged bones in her skull. she'll also need to recover from the psychological effects of that attack. the girl and two classmates were shot on their way to school in northwest pakistan last week. the 14-year-old is a well-known blogger who pushed for greater access to education for women. this morning the family members of those who died in the september 11th attacks will come face to face with some of the men who allegedly planned those attacks. they are being allowed to watch a closed circuit broadcast of today's pretrial hearing from several u.s. military bases. the rest of the public will not have access to this video feed. the court session is being held at guantanamo bay in cuba. five suspects, including the alleged mastermind, have been charged in the terrorist attacks. 6:40. this morning the pentagon is investigating why a navy submarine collided with a cruiser off the east coast.

the accident happened saturday afternoon during routine training operations. luckily, no one was hurt. both vessels now back and forth so crews can determine the extent of the damage. the sub's propulsion plant was not damaged sdplnc eddamaged. 6:41. coming up, a sluggish start for bay area sluggers. how fans are keeping hope for a turn-around alive at giants home field. plus "saturday night live" pokes fun on those people who have problems with the iphone 5. we'll show you a clip coming up. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier

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cardinals win game one 6-4.

>> dropping the ball, the giants fall short at home as they start another postseason series with a loss. but all's well that ends well and the giants are just getting started. we have live team coverage of today's game. christie smith has tips for fans heading into the city but we begin with comcast sportsnet bay area's john henry smith live at the dugout this morning where the giants were beaten by the bullpen. good morning, john henry. >> reporter: good morning. and one thing i've consistently heard from giants fans in the wake of yesterday's loss in game one is, hey, our guys have been here before. by before, we mean last week when, hey, they fell down 0-2 to the cincinnati reds before rallying to win that series three games to two. so we know the giants have it in them to rally and win this series, but angel pagan cautions that what happened last week stent necessarily carry over to this week. >> we can't go by that, you know. whatever happened in cincinnati, already happened. that's been played already.

we have to just focus and at least take one tomorrow so we can go to st. louis and battle there. >> i wouldn't say it's a huge issue but it's good we want to do. we want to make sure we can win at home in front of our fans. it's important for us. in saying that, we didn't do it last series and it worked out okay. i think the idea is still the same, we're going to go in tomorrow looking to win. >> reporter: now, of course even if the giants win tonight, they're still going to have to go on the road this week to st. louis and win at least one game there on the road. the good news is the giants were tied for third in the national league with the best road record in the national league. the first pitch tonight from ryan vogelsong, the game two starter, is at 5:15 p.m. >> thank you, john henry. thousands of fans will be heading to the ballpark today hoping for a win at home. >> christie smith is live in san francisco where seats are still available for a price. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to

you. last night the fans did their part. they were loud and enthusiastic as ever, decked out in the orange and black. didn't go their way, but really they're just shaking it off and looking forward to tonight's rematch. giants again take on the st. louis cardinals. they have got to turn this around, though. last night a 6-4 loss, but fans say they are feeling that 2010 magic again and taking it in stride. tonight the trains and streets around at&t park will be packed. there are tickets available, though. some of them standing room only, so leaf the high heels at home. the giants faithful, though, they say, hey, we're ready for round two. >> i think we're going to be fine. we're actually going to come back just like we did last series and show everybody exactly what the giants are about. >> it just feels very, very, very similar to 2010, it really does. you can feel it here, you can feel it in the stadium, you can feel it around the stadium. everybody is all pumped up. it really feels so much like 2010, i really feel it. >> now, if you need some pickets, we checked out stubhub this morning, you are in luck.

there are more than 4500 tickets available to tonight's game. $90 for standing room only. those tickets go all the way up to $9,000. of course those are for those high roller fans. but something for just about everyone's budget. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> nbc bay area is the home for all things giants. we have continuing coverage online. just head over to the nbc bay area.com home page and click on the tabitha says everything giants. >> certainly rooting them on. we want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren before you head out the door. you may notice it's kind of foggy out there. >> a little bit of fog out there forcing flight delays out of sfo, so a lot of angry giants fans being delayed at the airport trying to get in there to see that game. hopefully more angry cardinals fans. we want to start this beautiful live look outside. gorgeous, gorgeous day shaping up. this is a science lesson.

i love when we get live pictures illustrating science on a monday morning. i want to show you what's happening here. the marine layer is being forced right to the surface but you can see above that thin, thin deck of clouds, it's being forced right to the surface so we're dropping off in visibility all across the bay area. this, in fact, is san jose. but it's really hard to make out. even the tops of the city buildings. you'll notice that throughout this morning. the fog will clear quickly, though. 56 in sonoma, 58 in stinston beach and 56 in san francisco. 59 in san jose and 53 grows in santa cruz. if you can hold on for one minute, i'll have your giants forecast ready to go and i do believe winds will play a factor in tonight's game. tonight it's calm winds and clear skies that have led to the development of this very thick fog. you're going to find really deep pockets from santa rosa through napa. as i said before, it's a thin marine layer so it's not going to last very long. high pressure is moving in and forcing all that moisture right to the surface.

hence, we drop off in visibility but this is going to nudge the storm track to the north all week long. we're talking about dense fog in the morning, clearing skies early and 80s return inland. 85 at livermore, 84 in gilroy and 80 degrees in santa cruz. let's talk giants. 67 degrees at first pitch. it's going to be comfortable out there. you're going to get a lot of sunshine. i don't believe the fog will be back until late tonight, which is good news for the ball travel, you'll be able to see it. the next couple of days, things are going to change. we'll hit the 90s by wednesday and mid-90s by thursday. that's your beach day if you can get out there. temperatures will drop friday into the 70s, bring in more cloud cover and maybe some rain sunday into monday. 6:49. let's check how that fog is impacting your drive with mike. >> first of all, just a general reminder when visibility comes down, you can't see as far, lower the speeds. also that fog may lead to some slicker pavement so we're

tracking that. the volume starts to build but here on the bay bridge itself, we had an earlier accident which has slowly cleared that upper deck past treasure island and now we're starting to see a good bit of recovery. but there's a backup at the toll plaza and more folks slowing down the east shore freeway. if you're thinking about using the sap mateo bridge as an alternate. south 880 at 92, an earlier accident there. adding to the slowdown and backup coming out of oakland and down through hawayward, down toward that toll plaza. more slowing for the tri-valley east bay. we're looking at south 680 through pleasanton and into sunol. might get a patch of fog here and there as well as an accident at the bottom of your screen reported right around and rchla. south bay, 101 slows all the way

past capital up towards the airport. 280 not a big deal until you get into cupertino where the mist might affect your roadway as well. palo alto, a live look shows you a little haze and mist and glow to the lights but still have speeds close to the limit through san mateo and into the city. the golden gate bridge shows the effects of the fog limiting our view to halfway across the span and in thick patches throughout the north bay. back to you. 6:51. san francisco city college faces a grim deadline to meet today. college leaders must submit an action plan to stay in business or lose accreditation. it is the largest college in the state with 90,000 students. the chronicle reports that back in 2006 the school was warned it had eight major problems, including 92% of its budget on salaries and benefits and, quote, leadership weaknesses at all levels. now the list has grown to 14 problems. on top of that, college leaders

must also submit a closure plan since losing accreditation would likely force the college to close its doors. 6:52. a couple caught on the run in washington could be sent back to the bay area today on charges of killing an east bay teacher. darnell and tania washington are being held in king county on charges of driving a stolen car and leading police on a chase. investigators say the car belongs to susie ko, a teacher killed in her home in hercules october 5th. investigators have seen the couple as suspects but they have not been officially charged with murder. a meningitis outbreak is still on the rise nationwide. the number of cases across the country is now at 205. 15 people have died. the outbreak has been linked to steroid shots used for back pain. the medicine is made by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. the medication has since been recalled. a landmark decision in how the country views medical marijuana.

the u.s. court after peels in washington, d.c., will hear arguments tomorrow on how the federal government classifies the drug. marijuana advocates say the government classifies marijuana along with heroin and lsd at the top of its list of controlled substances. the federal government says the drugs it places in that category have high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. the lawsuit is filed by a group from oakland called americans for safe access. tomorrow the governor begins an all-out blitz to encourage voters to pass his tax package at the ballot. governor brown is behind proposition 30 which would raise the state's sales tax. it would also raise income taxes on california's highest earners. it is up against proposition 38, which would raise income taxes on everyone exempt the state's lowest income earners. the governor is expected to kick off the campaign with an appearance at ucla tomorrow. 6:53. it turns out online voter

registration is pretty popular here in california. more than 400,000 people have signed up in the first three weeks. a nonpartisan group says nearly a third of people who registered online were under the age of 26 and people who register online are two and a half more times likely to register as democrat than republicans. a third of those who have registered online are not affiliated with either major party. los angeles could soon follow in the footsteps of san francisco and oakland. mayor antonio villaraigosa wants to give immigrants access to banking services by issuing them official city photo i.d.s. supporters say helping immigrants get bank accounts could reduce crime because fewer people would have to carry cash. critics say the plan accommodates immigrants who are in the country illegally. the city council will take up that proposal tomorrow. friday we saw the biggest tech ipo since facebook. >> scott mcgrew, it just

rocketed up 70%? >> yeah, 70% on friday and still doing pretty well this morning, up 2%. that is not shabby for any stock on any given day. the dow industrials up about 21 points this morning. it will be a busy week on wall street, lots of silicon valley companies reporting their financials. san francisco tech reporters were spoofed on "saturday night live" over the weekend. pretend reporters from wired magazine and c-net who complained about apple maps were presented with pretend chinese factory workers who mocked the reporters for their first world problems. the factory workers said they didn't need to use apple apps because they live and work in the exact same place. here's a clip. >> finally, would you guys like to complain about an american product? >> hmm. >> oh, that's a question. >> let's see, what does america make?

let's see, does diabetes count as a product? >> "saturday night live" has gotten quite good. we posted the whole thing on our facebook page as well. >> and christina applegate did a great job too. could the super bowl be coming back to the bay area? we'll find out today if san francisco is in the running to host football's biggest game in 2016 or 2017. bob redell is live at the new 49ers stadium in santa clara which would be the site of the game. bob, though, there's something unusual about the way a bay area super bowl would be hosted this year. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. even though the 49ers are trying to host a 2016 or 2017 super bowl in their brand new $1.2 billion stadium going up here in santa clara, mayor ed lee of san francisco is still working with the team to help put this bid together even though the game would not be played in his city.

but a lot of the official parties would take place in san francisco. that's the hitch and probably one reason why mayor ed lee is so interested in getting the super bowl back to the bay area. to give you a sense of what kind of connection the 49ers still feel to sf, even though they're moving here to santa clara, team owner jed york has told the chronicle that if the 49ers were to win the super bowl, they'd have their victory parade in san francisco. so is santa clara leadership taken aback by all this? not at all. kwie the opposite. >> we're all one region, the san francisco bay region. santa clara and san francisco have -- you know, we have a history going back to the mission and the presidio. so we are only separated by 40 miles and there will be 40 miles of parties i'm sure in between. so it's fine leverage all the resources we have to showcase how great a place it is we live. >> reporter: that's santa clara mayor jamie matthews who tells us he's appreciative of mayor ed lee taking the lead on putting this bid together.

it's been a while since the bay area hosted a super bowl, back in 1985 at stanford stadium. the 49ers are expected to make the short list, which means that they would have to submit a plan and then present a live presentation to all the team owners in may who would have the final say. the reason why they have to wait until 2016, the nfl requires you play at least two full seasons in your new stadium. they're not expected to have this open until the 2014 season, so the earliest they could host would be 2016, 2017. reporting live here in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." i want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. we keep talking about the foggy start but we're going to see some high temperatures this week too. >> we certainly are. the fog is not going to last log. 85 inland, 77 bayside and 69 at the coast. what i will tell you, though, it is thick out there this morning. the sun doesn't even come up until 7:17. it will set tonight at 6:32. let's check on your drive at

6:58. fog exacting that, mike? >> definitely. there's a number of accidents. one near the san mateo bridge south 880 heading toward west 92. that accident to the shoulder but now over here we see slowing along the flat section and then it just disappears. it's there but we just can't see it. that's the fog hitting the peninsula as well. fremont also shows 880 and the effect on the east bay. look at that, guys, back to you. >> thank you, mike. time for one last check of today's top stories. a preliminary hearing begins today for steven carlson, the subject in a pleasanton murder nearly 30 years ago. he was arrested last year for the death of 14-year-old tina fales in 1984. he has pleaded not guilty. a 56-year-old woman is behind bars suspected in a string of trash bin fires in a san jose neighborhood. fire investigators say they caught the woman trying to start an 11th fire on saturday night. none of the fires caused major damage. of course the giants will try again to win a playoff game in fronting of their hometown crowd. first pech just after 5:00.